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Jackson Park, Chicago – Wooded Island/Bobolink Meadow area

291 species and 468,314 records in eBird up to 2024-12-31.

Best months: April–May, with up to 219 species seen regularly.

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Seen here in November

Northern CardinalNorthern CardinalCardinalis cardinalisAmerican CrowAmerican CrowCorvus brachyrhynchosDark-eyed JuncoDark-eyed JuncoJunco hyemalisMallardMallardAnas platyrhynchosCanada GooseCanada GooseBranta canadensisAmerican GoldfinchAmerican GoldfinchSpinus tristisBlack-capped ChickadeeBlack-capped ChickadeePoecile atricapillusRing-billed GullRing-billed GullLarus delawarensisDowny WoodpeckerDowny WoodpeckerDryobates pubescensCommon StarlingCommon StarlingSturnus vulgarisGreat Blue HeronGreat Blue HeronArdea herodiasAmerican RobinAmerican RobinTurdus migratoriusRed-breasted MerganserRed-breasted MerganserMergus serratorWhite-throated SparrowWhite-throated SparrowZonotrichia albicollis

Species seen regularly, by month

Species with 3 or more records in that month, all years combined.

Nearby hotspots

  1. Jackson Park, Chicago0 km310 species
  2. Lincoln Park, Chicago – North Pond16 km248 species
  3. Lincoln Park, Chicago – Jarvis Bird Sanctuary19 km251 species
  4. Montrose Point Bird Sanctuary, Lincoln Park, Chicago20 km356 species
  5. LaBagh Woods Forest Preserve25 km216 species
  6. Greene Valley Forest Preserve41 km261 species

All 291 species recorded here

Most recorded first. Species we protect from disturbance aren't listed.

Questions

When is the best time to go birding at Jackson Park, Chicago – Wooded Island/Bobolink Meadow area?

April–May. That's when the most species are seen regularly here, up to 219 in a month.

How many bird species have been seen at Jackson Park, Chicago – Wooded Island/Bobolink Meadow area?

291 species, from 468,314 eBird records up to 2024-12-31.

What birds can I see at Jackson Park, Chicago – Wooded Island/Bobolink Meadow area in November?

The most recorded in November: Northern Cardinal, American Crow, Dark-eyed Junco, Mallard and Canada Goose.

eBird records via GBIF up to 2024-12-31. A record means someone listed it; more records partly mean more birders, not more birds.